Creation of CRAterre
1st edition of "Construire en terre" published by Editions Alternative

First earth courses at the UPAG (Grenoble Architecture Teaching Unit)

Exhibition “Des architectures de terre” by Jean Dethier at the Beaubourg Centre in Paris
Launch of the social housing programme on the island of Mayotte

"Constructive provisions of earthen architecture" in cooperation with the CSTB
Launch of the “Domaine de la Terre” project à Isle d’Abeau in cooperation with Plan Construction et Habitat, CSTB and ENTPE

Creation of the post-master training CEAA-Earth

Inauguration of the “Domaine de la Terre” in de presence of several French ministers and ambassadors from several African countries

Creation and accreditation of the research laboratory CRAterre at the Grenoble School of Architecture, under the authority of the Ministry of Culture
24 hour House
Launch of a series of intensive trainings on CEB

Launch of the Gaia Project in cooperation with ICCROM

Creation of the Basin network and the Earth Building Materials Advisory Service (EAS).
Launch of the programme on the conservation of the archaeological site of Mari in Syria

Collaboration agreement between ICCROM, CRAterre and EAG (Grenoble School of Architecture)
"Technology without borders" prize awarded by the Ministry of Environment to CRAterre
Launch of the TERRA project, following the Gaia project with ICCROM and GCI
Lancement de la série de cours internationaux PAT (Préservation des Architectures de Terre) avec l’ICCROM et le GCI
1st Edition of the “Traité de la construction en terre” published by Parenthèses Editions

“Habitat 1990 prize” awarded by CNUEH-Habitat to CRAterre
Framework agreement between the German NGO MISEREOR and CRAterre

"Architecture and Building Cultures" exhibition at UNESCO

CEB standards
Launch of the Africa 2009 programme (1998-2009)
Creation of the UNESCO Chair “Earthen architecture, building cultures and sustainable development” at EAG (Grenoble School of Architecture)
Launch of the "Architecture and Building Cultures" division, forerunner of the actual Master programme

Research paths for the conservation of earthen architecture with the GCI
Launch of the fundamental research programme on material and earth material, with ICCROM, GCI, INSA Lyon and EPSCP
Launch of the Global Development Contract with Isère Porte des Alpes
First seminar of the UNESCO Chair

Launch of the programme «Transdisciplinary Meetings on earthen buildings» in Montpellier, France
First inscription of a site on the World Heritage List based on a file prepared by CRAterre (Kasubi tombs, Uganda)

Inauguration of the Grands Ateliers
Launch of the Grains d’Isère festival
Launch of the “Central Asian Earth” programme (2002-2012)

Launch of the scientific programme Grains de Bâtisseurs
Launch of the 20 x 20 booklets

Reactualisation of the post-master training Earthen Architecture
Launch of the European programme Terra Incognita between Italy, France, Spain and Portugal

Launch of the World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP) with UNESCO (2007–2017)
Launch of PhD at ENSAG (Grenoble National School for architecture), supervision of thesis by CRAterre laboratory

Launch of a series of scientific multidisciplinary seminars

"Ma terre première, pour construire demain" exhibition at the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie (Paris)
Publication of the book “Bâtir en terre, du grain de sable à l’architecture” by Belin editions

Exhibition Review of the exhibitions "Ma terre première" (Paris, Cité des Sciences) : 250.000 visitors & "Grains de Bâtisseurs" (Chambéry and Annecy) : 40.000 visitors
Creation of the AE&CC Research unit

Launch of the “Patrimoine Culturel et Développement Local” programme in West-Africa (2011-2014)
Obtainment of the Laboratoire d’Excellence status (LabEx) for the AE&CC Resarch unit (2011-2024)

WHEAP Conference at UNESCO
Launch of the IDEFI programme: atelier matières à construire – amàco (2012–2019)

Publication of the inventory of earthen architecture inscribed on the World Heritage List.
European project VerSus – lessons from vernacular heritage to sustainable architecture (2012-2014)

Publication of the VerSus methodology booklet in 4 languages

Publication of the VerSus methodology booklet in 4 languages

Terra World Congress 2016 (Lyon, France)
TERRA Award 2016, first global award for earthen architectures
Partnership Chair "Habitat of the Future" labeled by the French Ministry of Culture

Codirection of the workgroup “Promoting Safer Building Working Group” with CARE International UK, hosted by the Global Shelter Cluster

Launch of the European project Cycle Terre on the valorization of excavated wasted earth as a building material (2018-2021)
“Special mention” prize of the World Habitat Award for the work carried out in Haiti since 2010

Creation of the Earth, Women and Know-How event

World's first prize for earth and fibre architecture: TERRA-FIBRA Award
Publication of the book “Habiter la terre” by Jean Dethier with P. Doat, H. Houben and H. Guillaud, Flammarion editions
Opening of the Cycle Terre factory in Sevran
Validation of the first ATEx type A for masonry with Compressed Earth Blocks

Membership of the National Earth Project (Projet National Terre), aiming to coordinate the research actions to better meet the needs of practitioners
Validation of the first Professional Standards relating to CEB masonry in Mayotte

Launch of the research programme B2M - Brick, Mortar, Masonry (2023-2026)
Development of the IMPEEC evaluation tools – Economic and environmental impact of constructing
Nile’s Earth conference